Hand grip for undertakers



Nov. 17, 1925' J. T. SCHEUERELL HAND GRIP FOR UNDERTAKERS euerfs'll Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

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Application fi led September 25, 1924.,. Seria1 No. 739,773.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it knownthat I, JoH T. SGHEUERE L, a citizeiroi' the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county. of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin,-;have.,invented c tain new and useful lmprovements Hand Grips for Under-takers; and I do hereby declare that the following'isafull, clear, and exact description thereof,

T-his;invention, relates to. hand grips o-r suit cases for undertakers;

Objects of this invention arezto provide a handggrip. which may be easilyyemployefd to transport'a smallfbody such as; that of a child, which'is most readily adjustable-to accommodate varying lengths, of bodies, which .is, provided -With: anadjustable .handlc so that thehandle may be positioned approximately over thecente-r of gravity :of the body and will thus; facilitate the carrying thereof.

Further l objects are to provide an adjustable hand grip which. may be most easily changed from one lengtlrvto a di'fiierent length, .which} is provided :1 With] seca'iring means; for v automatically ;l(j ,cking. the device in the desired position of, adjustment, which s provided; with; interengag ngit p. an bot;- tom sections .EidapiQdaiO comp et ly :seal, the 1 1) u-ta e t; an ,w11 l1.:i Q c nst uc the t p; ndabo mp a e to ether c 1 gate n h composi e top dapted; to open upwardly as a whole in a SlIHPlGafit-lld effective manner.

Further objects-are to provide a hand grip for an undertaker which is of attractive appearance, which may be contracted to a compact formation, and which is readily handled.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device showing it in extended position, such view corresponding to a section on the line 1-1 of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a rear side View of the device showing it contracted and closed.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 1- is a fragmentary detail of a portion of the non-extensible topshowing a small portion of the extensible top as it appears when positioned over the non-extensible top.

Figure5 is a detail of a portion-of the stationary .bottom showing; a, fragment of the movableor extensible bottom.

Figure 6 is an enlargeddetail of thela tch, ina'; means,

The-device comprises a. main portion consist-ing oi' a bottom 1, an end 2 and; a ,hing edlysmounted. top 8. .This bottom is provided with an inwardly deflectedmetalmem; ber which-issecuredby means of; a plural ity of screwsor similar members 5 tothebot; tom portion; The. upper part of this memberv4v is overturned, as indicated at 6 see Figure 3,) to-provide achannell- The; movable bottom portionor extensible portion consists of a channel'- like; member 'i which is bent to-conform.to-the portion {1, as may be seen; fronr'Figure 3- and whoseupper deflecting edge 8 fits within the overturned channel like portion 6 of the member-fl, The bottom of this extensible memberor slidable portion -rests.upon .-the .bottom ,1 of the main member, as may be seen fro1n1-Fignre 1. Thusthe extensible bottom may' be drawn outwardly from =the nai. 11 ;.,bot-to1n 1 to proyide: the necessary elongation to fitthe particular body carried ,withintheggrip. v A spring fastener consist-ingot a. leafispring .9 v (-see Figu 'es 1. andfi) is riveted asindicated at 10, to the movable portion 7l This spring is provided with. a i n ani pnlatin end .11 and with a pin 12 which fitslthrongh an aperture 13 in the member 7' ,andis adapted to enter any; onerof the ,apertures li l forme d in the member 4 carried by themain of the device, thus locking the extensible portion 7 in any desired position of adjustment. The end of the member 7 is finished by means of an end plate 15 corresponding to the end 2 of the main device, as may be seen from Figures 1 and 2.

The top of the movable portion consists of a channel like member having an upper portion 16 provided with a downwardly extending end 17 and downwardly extending lateral flanges18. These flanges 18 fit in channel strips 19 secured to the top 3 of the main device and are adapted to slide inwardly and outwardly, as may be seen from. reference to Figures 1 and 3.

The handle consists of a hand grip portion 20 provided with snap fasteners 21 and 22 adapted to engage a central ring carrying bracket 23 and either of two outer brackets 24 or 25. For example when the device is in its extended position, as shown in Figure 1, the handle is secured to the brackets 23 and 24:. When in its contracted position, as shown in Figures 3 and 4:, the handle is secured to the brackets 23 and 25. This is readily secured by means oi the snap 'lasteners 21 and 22 carried by the ends of the device. Obviously, the brackets may be slidable if desired, and may be slid to any suitable position although the present form is considered one of the simple and effective forms of positioning the handle approximately over the center of gravity of the loaded hand grip.

It is to be noted that the top of the main portion is hingedly joined to the lower portion, as indicated at 26, and is provided with any suitable form of lock 2? on its other side, as may be seen from Figure In using the device, assuming it is in its extended position, the torso or main body portion of the corpse is positioned within the main body portion 1 and the legs project into the extended portion, thus positioning the major portion of the weight directly beneath the handle.

It is to be understood that although the hand grip has been described as extensible in one direction only, obviously it may be made extensible from either or both ends in an obvious manner.

It will be seen, therefore, that a hand grip for undertakers has been provided which is eminently suited for the use of under-takers, which may be readily adapted to carry corpses of children from hospitals, scenes of accidents and other places, which may be readily transported and is of simple and strong construction and of attractive appearance. V 7

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, it is to be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is, therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

1. A hand grip'tor undertaker-s compris ing a main body portion, a top hinged there to, a handle secured to the top, and an ex tensible portion having a bottom part telescopically secured in the main body portion and having a top telescopically secured in the top of the main portion.

2. A hand grip for undertakers comprisin a main body portion, a top hinged thereto, a handle secured to the top, said handle being adjustable longitudinally of said top and adapted to occupy any one of several positions, and an extensible portion having a bottom part telescopically secured in the main body portion and having a top telescopically secured in the top of the main portion.

3. A hand grip comprising a main body portion, a top hinged thereto, an extensible body portion slidably carried by the main body portion, guides carried by the main body portion and slidably receiving the extensible body portion, an extensible top portion slid-ably carried by the top of the main portion, and guides carried by the top of the main portion and slidably holding the lower edge of the extensible top portion.

4. A hand grip comprising a main body portion, a top hinged thereto, an extensible body portion slidably carried by the main body portion, guides carried by the main body portion and slidably receiving the extensible body portion, an extensible top portion slidably carried by the top of the main portion, guides carried by the top of the main portion and slidably holding the lower edge of the extensible top portion, and a latch for detachably locking said extensible body portion to said main body portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of isconsin.

JOHN T. SGHEUERELL. 

